A
couple of things have tightened up. So, here is an update to the agenda for
802.3ae. You will note that room assignments are not included for the Sunday and
Monday meetings. Please go to the registration desk to get that information. All
802.3ae meetings will be held in the Marriott.

If I
have missed any presentations, please get back to me ASAP. Some presentations
have been cut in time. This was generally done when I judged that closure on the
issue was not requisite at this meeting.

Thursday (8:30 a.m. to
?4:00 p.m?): 802.3 closing plenary. Line
by line review of text changes from draft 2.1 to draft 3.0. Note, there is significant negative feedback about
taking very much time in 802.3. Therefore, help us expedite the review process,
please.

Firstly,
I would like to underscore Brad's request below. As you finish marking up a
section of the draft, write up the comments and forward them ASAP. Do not
wait to compile these into a single "document."

Secondly, you should
anticipate some lengthy meetings. At the end of this message is the rough
agenda. Note that there are some meetings planned on Sunday and Monday.
Expect that there will be other meetings that are not on the schedule, some
running late into the night on Monday, Tuesday, and especially
Wednesday.

Thirdly, please remember that our target/goal/objective is
TECHNICAL COMPLETENESS!!! While it would be nice to have a document that is
polished, attempting to polish it at this meeting and not getting the
technical work done is spelled "irresponsible." Think of this, in terms of
your old college writing classes, as the "final draft," not the
"finished product."

Presenters, ad hoc chairs, and liaisons:
please get me the normal information (title, topic, time requested,
presenter, audience=clause) by the February 23rd. Post presentations by
the 23rd! This is one week earlier than normal and gives everyone time to
digest the material prior to the meeting. Please get liaison and ad hoc
reports posted to the reflector in advance!!! There will be little time on
Tuesday a.m. (see agenda below).

Lastly, while it would not be appropriate for me to say
"don't come if you are looking for some kind of boondoggle," I wish I could
:-). Please come prepared for a week of hard work. Come rested. Come psyched
to win this mental marathon. Come prepared to HELP those who carry the
majority of the burden, the clause editors (the way that THEY want the
help). Yea! Team! Rah!